Senior Software Engineer, Android Apps

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote
• Job Type: Full-Time
• Salary: $170K - $190K

Flock Safety is an all-in-one technology solution to eliminate crime and keep communities safe. They offer a comprehensive public safety platform that combines communities at scale – including cities, businesses, schools, and law enforcement agencies – to shape a safer future. Flock Safety has raised over $700M in venture capital and is currently valued at $7.5B, aiming to reduce crime in the United States by 25% in the next three years. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Android Apps to develop solutions for their network of over 100,000 headless infrastructure-free Android devices. This role involves working with IoT, optimizing image processing, and integrating machine learning models.

Requirements

• Proficiency: Proficient with Android native apps/services in Kotlin.
• Experience: At least 3+ years of experience with camera2 API and image processing applications.
• Hardware Experience: Experience building and shipping Android apps on custom hardware.
• Debugging Skills: Strong debug skills and experience with Android debugging tools.
• Approach: A pragmatic data-driven approach to development, testing, and deploying new features quickly.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to condense information into a succinct synopsis.
• Version Control: Proficient in Git.

Nice to Haves

• Android Framework Internals: Knowledge of Android framework internals, especially the Android Camera stack.
• Dashboarding: Experience creating dashboards with dashboarding tools such as Sigma and Grafana.
• Android ML: Experience working with Android ML framework Tensorflow Lite.

Responsibilities

• Develop solutions for Flock Safety’s network of over 100,000 headless infrastructure-free Android devices.
• Work with IoT technologies and optimize image processing.
• Integrate the latest machine learning models for new use cases.
• Contribute to the reliable capture, processing, and delivery of critical data.
• Participate in a results-oriented culture with a 90-day plan.

Company Information

• Company: Flock Safety
• Mission: To reduce crime in the United States by 25% in the next three years.
• Funding: Over $700M in venture capital from investors including Tiger Global, Andreessen Horowitz, Matrix Partners, Bedrock Capital, Meritech Capital Partners, and Initialized Capital.
• Valuation: $7.5B
• Culture: Supportive, inclusive, and biased towards action.